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it's not a big deal if it pushes into even a week. the big deal is that we get it right with the players and the owners so it's a long term deal that we don't have to worry about that this for an extended period of time. i can't in any way shape or form see us missing football. i've spent so much time talking to people about what they would do if didn't have a football season and in my world, i can't fathom that and that's a pretty honest answer. i feel like it will get done in time for to us play real season games. >> we are just getting into our newsroom the players have just ended a conference call without voting on a deal. so this is still up in the air, but as you can imagine, football fans are ecstatic about the news there's even been some steps made in this progress. we did talk to some of them tonight in bethesda. here's what they had to say. >> i do believe let's get on with it because they're all making money. we might as well just have a good season and have fun. >> i don't think many people care that much about the hall of
it's not a big deal if it pushes into even a week. the big deal is that we get it right with the players and the owners so it's a long term deal that we don't have to worry about that this for an extended period of time. i can't in any way shape or form see us missing football. i've spent so much time talking to people about what they would do if didn't have a football season and in my world, i can't fathom that and that's a pretty honest answer. i feel like it will get done in time for to us...
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. >> big events just about the get under way at manassas national battlefield sarah good morning. >> good morning. ♪ [ music ] >> you can hear in the background the u.s. marine corps band just over here behind me they are getting ready for governor mcdonald who will be here expected to speak 9:15 a.m. for this momentous occasion there will be events happening not only today but throughout the weekend as well there will be different demonstrations in different areas going on as you are there in old town manassas i want to talk with bob with the washington post who recollects is very much a civil -- who is very much a civil war buff himself. >> that's right. >> let's tell people where we are. where we are is at the visitors center which happens to be henry hill talk about the significance of that people may not know. >> henry hill was the center piece of the first battle of manassas also culled bull run where the battle was decided on this hill it also played an important role in the second manassas commemorating 13 months from now >> i know you also wrote in your column talking abou
. >> big events just about the get under way at manassas national battlefield sarah good morning. >> good morning. ♪ [ music ] >> you can hear in the background the u.s. marine corps band just over here behind me they are getting ready for governor mcdonald who will be here expected to speak 9:15 a.m. for this momentous occasion there will be events happening not only today but throughout the weekend as well there will be different demonstrations in different areas going on...
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big heat. this has been building the last couple of days. let's look to st. louis, because i like the look back at st. louis. this is probably where we're going to be tomorrow. 90 degrees for a high temperature. i think they maxed out at 90 for a high today, but always good in this type of situation. look to st. louis. it's usual usually pretty indicative of what we're going to have the next day. wichita, 103, hope we have nothing like that. a little cooler in the central plains there. there's a little cooler air mass that's going to try to make a run for us. what about jowl the fourth around here? >> what we can expect this weekend. we know it's going to get hotter. that's been the trend. much more humidity coming in sunday, sot so much tomorrow, but sunday you'll feel it muggy out there. and with the front coming down on sunday, storms likely all across the area. we need the rain, though, and looks like that will be later on into the afternoon and into the evening. we still think there's a possibility for a storm the fourth, but again, the newest of the inf
big heat. this has been building the last couple of days. let's look to st. louis, because i like the look back at st. louis. this is probably where we're going to be tomorrow. 90 degrees for a high temperature. i think they maxed out at 90 for a high today, but always good in this type of situation. look to st. louis. it's usual usually pretty indicative of what we're going to have the next day. wichita, 103, hope we have nothing like that. a little cooler in the central plains there. there's...
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they are so big the h and the first a have been made into waterways. he's worth an estimated $23 billion. >>> some teenagers were put to the test today under the hot july sun. they're children of active duty military personnel. they got a taste of what their parents do. fox 5's beth parker takes us to boot camp. >> reporter: they're either in your face or watching you suffer. >> have you gotten yelled at today? >> twice actually. >> i've been yelled at a couple times. >> reporter: this is operation basic boot camp sponsored by the uso of metro washington. it's a one-day boot camp for kids with military parents. >> absolutely an aha thing. we all went oh, my gosh, this would be such a great idea. >> reporter: even for kids from military families this takes a little getting used to. >> yes, missy, and you won't get used to this. this is no picnic. this won't be an easy day for you. >> reporter: it is hard not to laugh. >> take your camera crew and get off my premises! >> reporter: for kids that's the toughest part, no smiling, no
they are so big the h and the first a have been made into waterways. he's worth an estimated $23 billion. >>> some teenagers were put to the test today under the hot july sun. they're children of active duty military personnel. they got a taste of what their parents do. fox 5's beth parker takes us to boot camp. >> reporter: they're either in your face or watching you suffer. >> have you gotten yelled at today? >> twice actually. >> i've...
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. >> we just heard the big boom, like a big shot. so my son came in the house, i got shot, it hurtsism took him upstairs and just cleaned the wound. >> reporter: the 4-year-old was taken to children's hospital but his wounds are not considered life-threatening. police did question the shooter's parents as well as those who had access to the apartment trying to figure out just who owns this gun because, in maryland, it is illegal to leave a loaded firearm in some place where an unsupervised child under the age of 16 could get their hand on it. that is the latest here in palmer park. back to you. >> thank you. >>> an update now on the corruption scandal in prince george's county. county council woman leslie johnson faces more than a year in prison. she needed guilty yesterday admitting that when her husband, then county executive jack johnson, called on her, she followed his instructions to plush a $100,000 developers check down the toil the the and hid more than $79,000 in cash in her undergarments. >> i made a mistake for which i tod
. >> we just heard the big boom, like a big shot. so my son came in the house, i got shot, it hurtsism took him upstairs and just cleaned the wound. >> reporter: the 4-year-old was taken to children's hospital but his wounds are not considered life-threatening. police did question the shooter's parents as well as those who had access to the apartment trying to figure out just who owns this gun because, in maryland, it is illegal to leave a loaded firearm in some place where an...
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another big story is the heat. awful these folks, rean actors who are dressed in these nice, cool, wool uniforms of the day, no underarmor back then, no heat wicking technology, just plain old heat. we'll check in with towns right down the street from us -- we'll check in with tucker barnes right down the street from us. >> we want to talk about the extreme heat across the region. reagan national not cooling off overnight. temperatures overnight in the low 80s. 81 at reagan national. excessive heat warping goes into effect at noon. actual air temperature about 100 degrees. mick in the humidity and it will feel like 110 plus. extra precautions, bring in the animals because today is one of the worst days we've had so far this summer. 100 on saturday. no relief from this heat we've any time soon. i'm joined now by bill from the potomac army. i crossed over the potomac and i'm now in the confederacy camp. you've been warming up the musket. >> yes, sir. >> tell me about it. >> we have and 1853 infield rifle musket. it w
another big story is the heat. awful these folks, rean actors who are dressed in these nice, cool, wool uniforms of the day, no underarmor back then, no heat wicking technology, just plain old heat. we'll check in with towns right down the street from us -- we'll check in with tucker barnes right down the street from us. >> we want to talk about the extreme heat across the region. reagan national not cooling off overnight. temperatures overnight in the low 80s. 81 at reagan national....
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last year, schools earned over ten million dollars from big g cereals. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo... only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cereal box counts. >>> welcome back. taking a live look at the beltway there in oxon hill, maryland, traffic looking okay right now. julie will have a full report coming up in just a second though. before we get to worth with tucker, if you are having problems paying your mortgage or afraid economic hard times may put your home in jeopardy, be sure to feign join us tomorrow morning. fox 5 is hosting a phone bank with experts from the emergency mortgage assistance program administered by the maryland department of housing and community development. they will have answers on all kinds of mortgage issues for you. if you live in virginia or the district, they can also refer you to organizations that can help in your area as well. again, that is tomorrow morning, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00. check in with tucker now. >> did you get a little rain yesterday? >> i did get a little r
last year, schools earned over ten million dollars from big g cereals. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo... only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cereal box counts. >>> welcome back. taking a live look at the beltway there in oxon hill, maryland, traffic looking okay right now. julie will have a full report coming up in just a second though. before we get to worth with tucker, if you are having problems paying your mortgage or afraid...
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i want to take you back up here to minneapolis, big thunderstorms moving through tonight. minneapolis today for a high temperature was 99 degrees, lots of heat out in the nation's midsection. these thunderstorms, though, out ahead of a cold front that's really going to come through here on sunday and it's going to bring us some thunderstorms. i don't think it's going to be anything like that, but it will bring us at least a chance of some showers and thunderstorms sunday evening into sunday night and it's looking now like it will push to the south and we're doing pretty good now with the forecast for july the 4th, but again a lot of big heat out in the central plains. dallas was 98, wichita 103, omaha 97 and there's minneapolis, high today of 99 degrees, st. louis is 96 as is little rock and i think we'll feel closer to that tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon. still 79 in town, gaithersburg 66, manassas the same and a little cooler back out there for martinsburg and winchester, too. how about that 4th of july forecast? what we can expect this weekend, we know things will get
i want to take you back up here to minneapolis, big thunderstorms moving through tonight. minneapolis today for a high temperature was 99 degrees, lots of heat out in the nation's midsection. these thunderstorms, though, out ahead of a cold front that's really going to come through here on sunday and it's going to bring us some thunderstorms. i don't think it's going to be anything like that, but it will bring us at least a chance of some showers and thunderstorms sunday evening into sunday...
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big terms here. >> i am up to the challenge. you would never be able to dig through planet earth. >> too hot in the middle, right? >> too hot. we got liquid there. the outer core is molten so it is just liquid. couldn't dig through that. there is the diagram. want to thank the encyclopedia for that. >> you are taking fun out of it. say we had a construction crew that could put in a pipe to get us through there. >> okay. appear accident question. i want to take it one step further inform you could do this, check it out. the diameter of the earth is about 12,700 kilometers. that is 7800 miles. if you were able to drill right through the earth appear jump with a vacuum inside, you would receive speeds of about 5,000 mp3 miles per hour and you could cross through thering in about 42 minutes. >> would you survive those speeds? >> no. this is all theoretical, sarah. i don't want anybody to try this at home. i will bring in my intern mike would will answer more questions about what might happen if you were able to do this on the moon.
big terms here. >> i am up to the challenge. you would never be able to dig through planet earth. >> too hot in the middle, right? >> too hot. we got liquid there. the outer core is molten so it is just liquid. couldn't dig through that. there is the diagram. want to thank the encyclopedia for that. >> you are taking fun out of it. say we had a construction crew that could put in a pipe to get us through there. >> okay. appear accident question. i want to take it...
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>> guest: is a big first there's a lot of unique figures. they have not seen so message both 10 so much attention to detail and imposing architecture. it was very important to the northwest suburbs that the area was a boom town growing so rapidly one of the more important areas of chicago at that time. the case and make in the book is it represented a lot of first with shopping center building what we think of most a day and is to be a case study to talk about all shopping centers and the mall and how they developed. of the best analogy is open the floodgate. >> victor is referred to as the father of a shopping mall. what design elements were considered unique at the time of the construction? >> victor was an amazing story there is a wonderful biography were i obtained most of my information and a holocaust refugee coming to america and said one of the things that influenced him the the most one central park and broadway and the juxtaposition about things that one was used by the public free of charge and the other was used by the public as
>> guest: is a big first there's a lot of unique figures. they have not seen so message both 10 so much attention to detail and imposing architecture. it was very important to the northwest suburbs that the area was a boom town growing so rapidly one of the more important areas of chicago at that time. the case and make in the book is it represented a lot of first with shopping center building what we think of most a day and is to be a case study to talk about all shopping centers and the...
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so a big part of country is dealing with all of. this sky conditions, not a lot happening. we have fairly clear conditions. we are looking at plenty of sunshine today, a rim of high pressure in control dominating and that will hold us right through the next day or so. then we'll be dealing with a frontal system that will slide through. we have a chance of storms as we move through into the weekend. hazy, hot and humid. make sure you drink plenty of water. make sure you check on youreledderly neighbors to make sure they are okay. never leave your pets in this weather outside at all. just imagine yourself out there in the fur coat. it will be dangerous for them. make sure they have plenty of water and do not leave children or pets in a car for any length of of time whatsoever because it could really turn out to be fatal and disastrous. hot and sunny today then. your day planner, by midday around 95 degrees. the 5:00 hour will be about 97. we do expect to hit a high of around 100 degrees today but it will feel once again like 105 to 115. hotter tomorrow at 102. that heat were
so a big part of country is dealing with all of. this sky conditions, not a lot happening. we have fairly clear conditions. we are looking at plenty of sunshine today, a rim of high pressure in control dominating and that will hold us right through the next day or so. then we'll be dealing with a frontal system that will slide through. we have a chance of storms as we move through into the weekend. hazy, hot and humid. make sure you drink plenty of water. make sure you check on youreledderly...
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downs trees and power lines proved to be a big problem. right now, about 10,000 customers in virginia, maryland and d.c. are without power. >> tucker barnes, you're here now to tell us about what we expect for today. >> no to-overs. >> let's keep our fingers crossed we have no do-overs. generally speaking, it should be a little bit better than yesterday. hd radar has one or two sprinkles out there trying to work in from the west out towards manassas. still got a lot of cloud cover and a lot of haze and humidity in the atmosphere from all the rain we had around here yesterday. you can see things have really quieted down after the explosive atmosphere we had around here yesterday. temperature right now, 74. 74degrees. dulles, 71 and bwi marshall, going to be hazy here. kind of a typical fourth of july forecast. during the fourth of july, we usually have the threat of a thunderstorm. we've had it again here. a few storms possible, highs in the low 90s. >> we are used to the heat. we're ready. >> we don't have a choice really. we have to be re
downs trees and power lines proved to be a big problem. right now, about 10,000 customers in virginia, maryland and d.c. are without power. >> tucker barnes, you're here now to tell us about what we expect for today. >> no to-overs. >> let's keep our fingers crossed we have no do-overs. generally speaking, it should be a little bit better than yesterday. hd radar has one or two sprinkles out there trying to work in from the west out towards manassas. still got a lot of cloud...
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it's not a big deal if it pushes into a week. the big deal is we get it right, that we don't have to worry about this for an extended period of time. i can't in any way, shape or form see us missing football. >> and this from former redskin current pittsburgh steeler ryan clark on twitter tonight. the owners want you to believe that they have been extremely fair everywhere and this is their olive branch to finalize it. media, mind games. >>> nfl canceled its hall of fame game between st. louis and chicago scheduled for august 7th in canton, ohio. the hall of fame induction ceremonies will still take place august 6th and former skins linebacker chris hamburger will be enshrined. >>> rennae stubbs and the kastles with the chance to go 4- 0 in regular season hosting the philadelphia freedom. first up mixed doubles, the kastles, pays and stubbs in the far side and they get the first point. in men's doubles pays finishes it strong and take the set 5-3. later reynolds on to close out the match in a perfect regular season and he does. t
it's not a big deal if it pushes into a week. the big deal is we get it right, that we don't have to worry about this for an extended period of time. i can't in any way, shape or form see us missing football. >> and this from former redskin current pittsburgh steeler ryan clark on twitter tonight. the owners want you to believe that they have been extremely fair everywhere and this is their olive branch to finalize it. media, mind games. >>> nfl canceled its hall of fame game...
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let's talk about captain america. >> i'm a big, big, big superhero fan. there have been so many this year. there has been. been thor and green lantern. cap tape america tells the story of steve rogers, a 98- pound asthmatic who wants to fight in the military. it is world war ii and he wants to fight for his country. he can't do it. he will get killed. he can't do that. he comes in way super soldier serum that makes him a perfect body, super soldier. he starts fighting for his donary and against the villain of the film, red skull. but the movie itself, here is the deal. the action is gorgeous. cinematography is beautiful to watch. joe johnson did a great job of recreating the 1940s. my big of the issue is the pacing is off. the action scenes feel a little bit inflated. you are engulfed in the action see scwepss because they are really good to look at but -- you are engulfed in the action sequences because they are really good to look at. any time he is hitting people with his shield, i was doing back flips in my chair. i gave it a three out of five. >> wha
let's talk about captain america. >> i'm a big, big, big superhero fan. there have been so many this year. there has been. been thor and green lantern. cap tape america tells the story of steve rogers, a 98- pound asthmatic who wants to fight in the military. it is world war ii and he wants to fight for his country. he can't do it. he will get killed. he can't do that. he comes in way super soldier serum that makes him a perfect body, super soldier. he starts fighting for his donary and...
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. >>> over the course of the weekend there are numerous events taking place over a big region you have camp ma naysays set up here. >>> tomorrow morning starting 10:00 a.m., museum old town manasses all the way the liberia house where lincoln and davis head quartered during 150 years ago that parade will take place through old town going from the museum to liberia house then baseball games. baseball games of the 1860s those are different than today's. >> no steroids. >> that we know of. >>> it was all undermanned and you ran to third not first -- under handed and you ran to third not first. and the pitcher put the ball where the batter wanted it to be so they could hit it. >> guys in general the cut is at the performing art center tomorrow night there is a lot taking place. and then of course we have the blue and grey ball saturday night, starting about 5:30 p.m. old town ma naoses. >> right behind us patrick gore man who played general hood is here with us this morning in the period atore looks like he is getting -- attire looks like he is getting ready to hear some music. mayor i kno
. >>> over the course of the weekend there are numerous events taking place over a big region you have camp ma naysays set up here. >>> tomorrow morning starting 10:00 a.m., museum old town manasses all the way the liberia house where lincoln and davis head quartered during 150 years ago that parade will take place through old town going from the museum to liberia house then baseball games. baseball games of the 1860s those are different than today's. >> no steroids....
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believe it or not as big of distraction as he was albert haynesworth might be on the redskins roster this year. >> as a betting man, i will not take that wager. the odds are against me. it took 4 1/2 month. who get the better deal? >> the owners received 53% of the revenue of the $9 billion bonus, players 47%. last year it was closer to 50/50. so the owners are getting more of the revenue share this year. players got new work rules, a shortened offseason workout program expected to result in fewer injuries and they also got better health benefits including more than 1 billion for post career injuries. >> important as well. dave feldman tonight. >>> 150 years ago it was a battleground in the civil war. now it's the subject of a different kind of fight. ahead on the news edge why are preservationists angry about a highway plan that's barely rolling? >>> and check some of the other stories in the rundown. the news edge at 11:00 will be right back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. >>> the news edge on maryland, a baby from baltimore back with his mother afte
believe it or not as big of distraction as he was albert haynesworth might be on the redskins roster this year. >> as a betting man, i will not take that wager. the odds are against me. it took 4 1/2 month. who get the better deal? >> the owners received 53% of the revenue of the $9 billion bonus, players 47%. last year it was closer to 50/50. so the owners are getting more of the revenue share this year. players got new work rules, a shortened offseason workout program expected to...
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the big headline is we do this again tomorrow. check out our high temperatures today, 102 at national. that was within 1 degree of the record. we shattered that record at dulles, an all time high for dulles, 106 at bwi with 107 at the inner harbor of baltimore. we do want to warn you saturday is also going to be really hot. it might not get to 102, but we'll probably get to 100 or 101 degrees and it's all about that humidity as you know. check out the heatwave. we've still got the heat dome on top of us centered across the east coast even as far north as maine there were triple digit temperatures today. tomorrow we'll be right back inside the heat dome and we want you to be ready for not only the triple digit heat, but the fact it will feel like it's about 115 degrees. today we actually had a heat index of 120. that's the most humid day we've had since july 16th, 1980. check out temperatures. at 11:00 we're at 91 in the city, almost everyone else in the 80s. that's the only place at 91. that's typical of the city to stay hotter, a
the big headline is we do this again tomorrow. check out our high temperatures today, 102 at national. that was within 1 degree of the record. we shattered that record at dulles, an all time high for dulles, 106 at bwi with 107 at the inner harbor of baltimore. we do want to warn you saturday is also going to be really hot. it might not get to 102, but we'll probably get to 100 or 101 degrees and it's all about that humidity as you know. check out the heatwave. we've still got the heat dome on...
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we start off this morning with our big story, the heat wave. it has already proved to be deadly in other parts of the country. the national weather service says the hot weather is to blame for 13 deaths nationwide since last week. people who work outdoors are being reminded to take breaks and drink lots of water. >>> pepco says you should conserve energy during the middle of the day when air conditioners will be working the hardest. set your thermostat at 78 degrees. >>> good morning. i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's get a check on the weather with the very hot tucker barnes, hot as in everybody is kind of hot. not that kind of hot. >> today won't be the worst of it. it will probably be the best of it as we'll only be in the mid- 90s for afternoon highs. look out, here come the 100s. could be an isolated storm later today, 94 degrees. we are still talking triple digits starting tomorrow. all those details in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you very much, tucker barnes. >>> we are following some breaking news right no
we start off this morning with our big story, the heat wave. it has already proved to be deadly in other parts of the country. the national weather service says the hot weather is to blame for 13 deaths nationwide since last week. people who work outdoors are being reminded to take breaks and drink lots of water. >>> pepco says you should conserve energy during the middle of the day when air conditioners will be working the hardest. set your thermostat at 78 degrees. >>> good...
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first, back to the morning's big story. we were jut talking about the debt debate in business beat. we'll break down the latest proposal from both sides of the aisle when fox 5 morning news continues. -- we were just talking about the debt debate in business beat. >>> if you are having problems paying your mortgage or you are afraid economic hard times may put your home in jeopardy, make sure and join us tomorrow morning. fox 5 is hosting a phone bank all morning from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with experts from the emergency mortgage assistance program. that is administered by the maryland department of housing and community development. they will have answers on all kind of mortgage issues. if you live in virginia or the district, they can also refer to you organizations that can help in your area as well. >>> let's check with tucker as we take a look outside. starting to see the sun coming up this morning. going to see a lot of it today. >> bright sunshine expected throughout the day and you can see things. it is still a little hazy out there. think we h
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the big question is what exactly would iraq want u.s. troops to do? perhaps participate in counterterrorism measures or some other kind of role for them? and really iraq is wait for the political leaders to make up their mind. they have to figure out that and finish establishing the cabinet and figuring out who's in charge of the defense and interior min cities down here and once the decisions are made, it would be decided on whether or not they want u.s. troops to stay. the white house is open to entertaining that kind of request, but the iraqis have to make it first. >> ed, how long have you been over there right now? >> reporter: i'm coming up on two weeks. having been here. and yeah, about two weeks. >> how -- how do you and also contractors and troops there, how is it dealing with the violence? do you get the sense from talking with others maybe that have been there a little bit longer if this is just sort of normal everyday -- this is what occurs or what do you get the sense of over there as to the violence level right now? >> reporter: sure, i
the big question is what exactly would iraq want u.s. troops to do? perhaps participate in counterterrorism measures or some other kind of role for them? and really iraq is wait for the political leaders to make up their mind. they have to figure out that and finish establishing the cabinet and figuring out who's in charge of the defense and interior min cities down here and once the decisions are made, it would be decided on whether or not they want u.s. troops to stay. the white house is open...
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we got a big response. some like the song you are listening to now by one of my favorite groups of all time, k. on ol and the gang. it is called too hot. it is too hot. >> yes. it will be too hot too. >> it will get hotter. >> it will get hotter and hotter from here. >> and you like nelly. >> yes, i do, man. >> he with miss you dancing. >> that is probably a good thing. >> what is the song? >> it's getting hot in here. we'll leave it at that. we don't want you taking off your clothes. the heat is on. uncomfortable yesterday. won't be great today eager. -- won't be great today either. big thunderstorm complex through chicago. that won't get in here. we could see appear isolated storm later today but generally just hazy, hot and humid with highs expected to be back in the 90s. currently, 77 degrees. humidity, 84%. highs later today, back into the 90s. the real heat gets in here tomorrow. we have an excessive heat watch. i'll show you that. we've got ask the weather guy coming up. we decided we're going to not
we got a big response. some like the song you are listening to now by one of my favorite groups of all time, k. on ol and the gang. it is called too hot. it is too hot. >> yes. it will be too hot too. >> it will get hotter. >> it will get hotter and hotter from here. >> and you like nelly. >> yes, i do, man. >> he with miss you dancing. >> that is probably a good thing. >> what is the song? >> it's getting hot in here. we'll leave it at...
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the american people send us here to make big tough choices. they didn't send us here to set up a commission, give the president veto power. that's not what they sent us to do. >> it could pass the democratic controlled senate but faces a tougher fight in the republican house. >> a new group created in the wake of the financial meltdown officially launches this week. the consumer financial protection bureau begins oversight and regulatory work on thursday. president obama is expected to nominate former ohio attorney general richard correspondence dough ray to lead the agency. he currently serves as the director of enforcement. the bureau was formed to enact what president obama calls the strongest consumer protectses in our nation's history. >> some big names are coming to the white house today. president obama will meet with warren buffet and bill and melinda gates to get an update on the giving pledge. it's a promise by some of the wealthiest people in america to give most of their wealth to philanthropy. other names on the lists include face
the american people send us here to make big tough choices. they didn't send us here to set up a commission, give the president veto power. that's not what they sent us to do. >> it could pass the democratic controlled senate but faces a tougher fight in the republican house. >> a new group created in the wake of the financial meltdown officially launches this week. the consumer financial protection bureau begins oversight and regulatory work on thursday. president obama is expected...
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with a big show we have planned for the 150th anniversary. steve, stony and tucker are there. i will also be heading out to the battlefield this morning. you want to stay tuned for that. >>> police are hooking for a man they say murdered his elderly far. 75-year-old gary hanson was found shod to death in his springfield home on tuesday. they are trying to find his son, richard hanson. if you have any information about this case, police want you to give them a call. >>> a search is under way for the gunman who shot and killed a transgender woman on dick street northeast. police say miles mcleap was walking with another franz gender person early yesterday morning. words were exchanged with two men. shots were fired and mclean was killed. here what is the neighbors say. >> it is like a shock. i don't understand how this could happen to her as a person. she was a very nice person. >> time and time again, we've gotten calls here about stabbings. they've been shot. they've been beat up and all that. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray says the investigation is under way. police haven't yet d
with a big show we have planned for the 150th anniversary. steve, stony and tucker are there. i will also be heading out to the battlefield this morning. you want to stay tuned for that. >>> police are hooking for a man they say murdered his elderly far. 75-year-old gary hanson was found shod to death in his springfield home on tuesday. they are trying to find his son, richard hanson. if you have any information about this case, police want you to give them a call. >>> a...
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not a big difference here right now. but into the course of earlier today, it was a different ball game. we were into the triple digits. plus 105 or more. it's 90 degrees at national. humidity is at 57%. a light westerly wind flow is what we have. and as far as national temperatures are concerned, take a look. the heat just really impacting most of the country, especially from the midsection of the country to the east. this entire area has just been gridlocked into the heat wave with triple digit highs into the course of the day and the heat in dc as well on a national weather has been something to take a look at and speak about. look at this. it feels like it's 99 degrees in dallas this hour. 104 is the heat in indexes in st. louis. as i said, we're going to get a break, but not a huge break. hot and humid conditions for tomorrow once again. sunday from noon until 8:00 at night, we still have a excessive heat warning in effect and that is implying the heat factored in the with humidity and the heat advisory from noon un
not a big difference here right now. but into the course of earlier today, it was a different ball game. we were into the triple digits. plus 105 or more. it's 90 degrees at national. humidity is at 57%. a light westerly wind flow is what we have. and as far as national temperatures are concerned, take a look. the heat just really impacting most of the country, especially from the midsection of the country to the east. this entire area has just been gridlocked into the heat wave with triple...
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big story is the heat outside. let's check back in with sherry. did you jump in the fountain yet? >> if 100 degrees wasn't hot enough yesterday, we are looking at temperatures even hotter and that is when you want to dip your toes in a fountain just like this one out here because we are looking at those really, really hot temperatures today and we'll tell you just how people are dealing with that coming up. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. that is i see out there? >> that is haze. looks like a purple haze. >> jimi hendrix. >> yeah. >> i know a little something. >> a hot song for jimi hendrix. >> fire. >> that is another jimi hendrix song. >> we should come up with that all morning long, hot songs. >> we are going through them like crazy. >> i know this is sports news this morning. i saw dave ross just walked in. are we going to get a live edition of off the call. >> we can only tape that because that is out of control. it has to be taped. >> i'm sure that is a heavily edited show. >> you want to talk about o
big story is the heat outside. let's check back in with sherry. did you jump in the fountain yet? >> if 100 degrees wasn't hot enough yesterday, we are looking at temperatures even hotter and that is when you want to dip your toes in a fountain just like this one out here because we are looking at those really, really hot temperatures today and we'll tell you just how people are dealing with that coming up. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. that is i see out there? >>...
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big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lower our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. >>> that song you are listening to, that was don't panic by the british alternative rock band coldplay. the astronauts prepared for the shuttle atlantis' undocking a couple hours ago and are getting ready for the final shuttle mission to return to earth. we'll carry the landing live
big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating whole grain...
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remember in phoenix we had the haboob. >> that's right, the big stand -- the big sandstorm. >> you're right. >> let's go to the map. we made you a map. tony and i didn't make the map. forbes did. >> no, actually our intern mike. >> hey, i'm not far off. >> you're not. >> the cities you see here are considered the safest places in the country for weather-related disasters. number one honolulu which kind of surprised me really. it's considered very safe. not a lot of extreme weather there. very occasionally they get hit by hurricanes but they're generally protected by ocean currents and the winds out there are favorable. so they don't see a lot of extreme weather. sarah mentioned arizona. >> let me say just one thing about honolulu. they are at a slight risk for tsunamis but a very slight risk because they're way out there. >> they got hit by a pretty good hurricane back in '95. honolulu number one. then sarah mentioned arizona but you can see here the pacific northwest and new mexico, santa fe on the list. and yakama. >> is santa fe protected by the mountains? >> here's the combination
remember in phoenix we had the haboob. >> that's right, the big stand -- the big sandstorm. >> you're right. >> let's go to the map. we made you a map. tony and i didn't make the map. forbes did. >> no, actually our intern mike. >> hey, i'm not far off. >> you're not. >> the cities you see here are considered the safest places in the country for weather-related disasters. number one honolulu which kind of surprised me really. it's considered very safe....
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wall street intownsed back in a big way. the dow had one. its best one-day showings of the year. -- wall street bounced back in a big way. we're back with more after this. we make the time to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, but what we should also be celebrating are the moments. the ones that could have been just another day but became extraordinary memories. moments when we learn about the world that came before us and a little more about ourselves. let's celebrate together. colonial williamsburg. come, be part of the story. plan your stay at colonialwilliamsburg.com, with packages starting at just $99 per person per night. hi, we're looking to save some money on our car insurance. great! at progressive, you can compare rates side by side so you get the same coverage often for less. wow! that is huge! [ disco playing ] and this is to remind you that you could save hundreds! yeah, that'll certainly stick with me. we'll take it. go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. cal
wall street intownsed back in a big way. the dow had one. its best one-day showings of the year. -- wall street bounced back in a big way. we're back with more after this. we make the time to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, but what we should also be celebrating are the moments. the ones that could have been just another day but became extraordinary memories. moments when we learn about the world that came before us and a little more about ourselves. let's celebrate together. colonial...
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the temperatures are going to be a big factor. take a look to the deep south. they have had triple dem the highs with a major, major heat wave over the course of the last few days and right now, the temperatures into the 90s and this is going to slide up the eastern seaboard. the clear skies for tonight, a pretty nice night out there with the full moon and not much is happening. the ridge of high pressure is off the coast and influencing our weather pattern allowing a lot of warm, moist air to move up to the seaboard and that is what we're going to see happen the course of the next few days. by the time monday and tuesday roll around, we'll be dealing with a cold front and that will gradually sag to the south and ws around the mason-dixon line by monday night and tuesday, week see some of that kicking across areas of the other parts of the mid-atlantic. in the meantime, the heat and humidity pushing through by late week and temperatures being 100 degrees or more and that is going to feel warmer with the humidity and some dangerous heat. the temperatures into th
the temperatures are going to be a big factor. take a look to the deep south. they have had triple dem the highs with a major, major heat wave over the course of the last few days and right now, the temperatures into the 90s and this is going to slide up the eastern seaboard. the clear skies for tonight, a pretty nice night out there with the full moon and not much is happening. the ridge of high pressure is off the coast and influencing our weather pattern allowing a lot of warm, moist air to...
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official say they are working hard to make sure the big event is environmentally friendly. the goal is to make london 2012 the greenest games if history. >>> we are also getting our first look at the medals that will be handed out to the olympians. here they are. the designer said the medals have a representation of the river thames running across the surface. also included on the gold, avril and bronze awards, a winged image of the greek god he is of victory. very nice. >> hard to believe we are already talking about the olympics. >>> more bad news for some people out of work. some people are hiring but telling job seekers they won't hire them unless they already have a job. >>> stay with us for that. we're back at 6:00.
official say they are working hard to make sure the big event is environmentally friendly. the goal is to make london 2012 the greenest games if history. >>> we are also getting our first look at the medals that will be handed out to the olympians. here they are. the designer said the medals have a representation of the river thames running across the surface. also included on the gold, avril and bronze awards, a winged image of the greek god he is of victory. very nice. >> hard...
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the search is on for a big fix. a critical meeting at the white house this morning could defuse the debt crews. >> appears both sides may be giving, with the president reportedly willing to put social security on the table. good morning, doug. >> reporter: good morning. it's not clear how they'll get there, but democrats and republicans are looking for a grand bargain. pennsylvania avenue isn't exactly the vegas strip. they might as well have tables and dealers set up there today, because the stakes have never been higher. president obama and his twitter town hall meeting yesterday said the situation is dire if congress doesn't agree to let him borrow and spend more money. >> interest rates could go up and it could cause a whole new spiral into a second recession or worse. >> reporter: the president may continue to back something in the neighborhood of $4 trillion in deficit cuts or for 12 years in exchange for more borrowing now. though the math gets a little fuzzy. his ideas will include, according to the "washing
the search is on for a big fix. a critical meeting at the white house this morning could defuse the debt crews. >> appears both sides may be giving, with the president reportedly willing to put social security on the table. good morning, doug. >> reporter: good morning. it's not clear how they'll get there, but democrats and republicans are looking for a grand bargain. pennsylvania avenue isn't exactly the vegas strip. they might as well have tables and dealers set up there today,...
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you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. >>> making headlines, closing arguments could begin tomorrow in the casey anthony murder trial. she did not take the stand ads her lawyers rested in the case. right after that, the prosecution began calling rebuttal witnesses. casey faces the death penalty if convicted of first degree murderer in the case. >>> former boston mob boss james whitey bulger has been assigned a public defender. he requested one saying he couldn't afford to pay. he was arrested in california last week after 16 years on the run. he had $800,000 in cash but that money and all his assets have been seized. he is charged with participating in 19 murders. >>> the fbi now investigating a security breac
you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. >>> making headlines, closing arguments could begin tomorrow in the casey anthony...
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ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today.
ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today.
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this is lance burkeman and the big puma has left the building. he did that twice. now has 20 on the year. cards dropped the o's 9-6. with that, time for our weekly look at the excellent and not so excellent in the world of sports. it is the good, the bad and the ugly for june the 30th. we start the good. these guys have been talking to the swedish soccer team. [ laughing ] >> they lean right together, lean left together. the soccer team in finland or iceland or wherever they were. they're getting it together in minnesota. they probably wouldn't do that in florida. they don't have them in florida. since recovery jack johnson is coming from second base. he's going to overrun this thing. jump back. do you see how he arched his back. he was kind of like a porpoise or a sea lion. he arched his back and he got the ball. let's go to the bad. have to give this one to the university of north carolina. tar heels. their left fielder makes the catch to end the ending. he's a nice guy. he flips the ball into the stands. the problem is two outs. look at his reaction. oh, i didn'
this is lance burkeman and the big puma has left the building. he did that twice. now has 20 on the year. cards dropped the o's 9-6. with that, time for our weekly look at the excellent and not so excellent in the world of sports. it is the good, the bad and the ugly for june the 30th. we start the good. these guys have been talking to the swedish soccer team. [ laughing ] >> they lean right together, lean left together. the soccer team in finland or iceland or wherever they were. they're...
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tonight big drama when these thunderstorms fired up. we were watching these and rolling on it with our tower camera looking south on wisconsin. we saw this sheet of cloud cover come on across and time lapse did. we saw the lightning build and eventually the entire picture got incredibly dark and the lightning lasted for a good hour and a half. we watched it not only here over the district, but we could see it as far south as calvert county on this tower cam. just incredible tonight. i'm sure a lot of you saw that coming on, too. some of the comments on facebook said it looked like a mother ship coming into town. that's what it looked like to us in the fox 5 weather center. let's start with radar tonight. we have a couple spotty showers here and there, but most of the big thunderstorm activity is now over. still a little bit east of st. mary's, this is all moving east at about 35 miles an hour. all the warnings have been dropped, technically have a severe thunderstorm watch until midnight, but most of the severe is over. putting it all i
tonight big drama when these thunderstorms fired up. we were watching these and rolling on it with our tower camera looking south on wisconsin. we saw this sheet of cloud cover come on across and time lapse did. we saw the lightning build and eventually the entire picture got incredibly dark and the lightning lasted for a good hour and a half. we watched it not only here over the district, but we could see it as far south as calvert county on this tower cam. just incredible tonight. i'm sure a...
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big stuff. >> that is pretty big. >> yeah. >> some people i think would break their necks but you have been training this how long have you been interested in this? >> i got my first bike when i was 6 and i am 16 now i have been on a bike for 10 years. >> wow i think it says you took first place in two events during last year's tour? >> i took the first one in chicago, that was an open and the next one in portland and third at the next and 5th at the last stop. >> how did you get interested in this? did it just start out you saw something on tv? or just realized you had funnen the bike. >> it was -- fun on the bike. >> it was a family story i wanted to hang out with my brother and his friends when i was younger the only way i could do that was to own a bike with them and ride around with him i wanted to fit in the only way i could was on a bike >> does training feel like training or having fun? >> i just built my own skate park called the kitten bmx -- kitchen bmx skate park i am always staying active. >> in the gym so you are like lifting weights you are working out doing that work. >
big stuff. >> that is pretty big. >> yeah. >> some people i think would break their necks but you have been training this how long have you been interested in this? >> i got my first bike when i was 6 and i am 16 now i have been on a bike for 10 years. >> wow i think it says you took first place in two events during last year's tour? >> i took the first one in chicago, that was an open and the next one in portland and third at the next and 5th at the last...
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congratulations. >> thank you. >> this is a big deal. and this is a big trophy. this is the first place trophy. you must be thrilled. >> it was an awesome opportunity. this was the first contest we cooked here at home. to come back two years later and win first place. also we won grand champion overall. you think that's a big trophy. the grand champion is about 7- foot tall. >> now you did chicken. that's what you're doing for us today. we are going to smell like chicken. >> let me take care of this for you. we have a chicken quarter. you have just the regular olive oil, which is two or three presses in. we have our pork barrel spice rub. we're just going to sprinkle a little bit of that on there. you can get this at whole foods. a lot of places here in d.c. then we're going to put that on the grill. we're going to get a lot of smoke here. that means we're cooking. so basically, this is what it's going to look like after about 30 or 45 minutes. then we're going to take our sauce. this is our original sauce. it was voted the best sauce in the nation last year by m
congratulations. >> thank you. >> this is a big deal. and this is a big trophy. this is the first place trophy. you must be thrilled. >> it was an awesome opportunity. this was the first contest we cooked here at home. to come back two years later and win first place. also we won grand champion overall. you think that's a big trophy. the grand champion is about 7- foot tall. >> now you did chicken. that's what you're doing for us today. we are going to smell like...
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he is in custody facing big criminal charges at this time. back to you. >> gary nurenberg, thanks for wrapping that up. that wraps us up. we'll see you next time. >> good night.
he is in custody facing big criminal charges at this time. back to you. >> gary nurenberg, thanks for wrapping that up. that wraps us up. we'll see you next time. >> good night.
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. >> essentially, a big hardware box, the size of a washing machine that will fly on the shuttle and dock on the international space station. its purpose is to service future satellites. >> starting on friday, i will have my team in here so i will be pinning my team 55 minutes into the flight, does everything look good? >> all eyes are on the final mission with goddard and a special role. >> i think i can't believe this is the final space shuttle mission. it is emotional to think this is a magical piece of hardware, amazing engineering feat. we are going to lose it. >> this friday's launch into orbit will be the 135th blastoff and shuttle's last mission. >> it will be sad to see it all end. >> the shuttle has cleared the tower. >> at goddard spaceflight center, surae chinn, 9news now. >>> our kristin fisher is heading to the kennedy space center. she'll have live reports later this week as we get closer to the launch of atlantis. if all goes to plan, liftoff is scheduled for 11:26 friday morning. >>> still to come when the news continues, new details suggest that exxon mobil was lyin
. >> essentially, a big hardware box, the size of a washing machine that will fly on the shuttle and dock on the international space station. its purpose is to service future satellites. >> starting on friday, i will have my team in here so i will be pinning my team 55 minutes into the flight, does everything look good? >> all eyes are on the final mission with goddard and a special role. >> i think i can't believe this is the final space shuttle mission. it is emotional...
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if this is montreal this probably isn't that big of a deal. apparently you can go home. local son potomac native talking about coming back to the team of his childhood dreams. >>> plus, they call him the human home run and you will see why in 9sports next. [ female announcer ] keurig brews more than just hot coffee. now you can brew over ice for delicious iced coffee or tea. hot or cold, keurig is the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. >>> it is time for 9sports with brett haber. the best sports in town. >>> of all of the kids who have grown up going to capitals games one day dreaming of playing for the team only one guy has done it. jeff halpren became the team captain. pretty neat local story. now that story has a second chapter. he left the caps in 2006 rejoined the team this week signing a one-year free agent deal to come home. he played his pee wee hockey for the little caps in fairfax. so after spending last year in montreal when the chance arose to come back home jeff jumped. >> i have always kind of hoped to come b
if this is montreal this probably isn't that big of a deal. apparently you can go home. local son potomac native talking about coming back to the team of his childhood dreams. >>> plus, they call him the human home run and you will see why in 9sports next. [ female announcer ] keurig brews more than just hot coffee. now you can brew over ice for delicious iced coffee or tea. hot or cold, keurig is the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig....
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. >> yes, we are laura we had heat over the weekend now humidity is back big time and temperature will go up tomorrow we want to give you an early warning we think tomorrow will be hotter than today. pools will sure be busy, check out dupont circle the thermometer saying 101 degrees we will be real close again tomorrow this is the kind of heat once again where you have to protect yourself and we do have a head advisory issued for tomorrow for triple digit heat. where are we now temperature 93 degrees, i do believe that we did get to about 94 degrees let's get this in motion for you so you can see it, look down to our south, 95 fredericks burg, a little bit of relief if you are near water today but when you factor in humidity, really off the charts feels like 116 degrees fredericks burg these are crazy numbers, 104 dc for the heat index, 105 monassis and 100 in annapolis. i mentioned the heat advisory it does not include far northern and western areas you may get a cloud deck and thunderstorms and speaking of thunderstorms, over to true view because we have a big complex of storms, that
. >> yes, we are laura we had heat over the weekend now humidity is back big time and temperature will go up tomorrow we want to give you an early warning we think tomorrow will be hotter than today. pools will sure be busy, check out dupont circle the thermometer saying 101 degrees we will be real close again tomorrow this is the kind of heat once again where you have to protect yourself and we do have a head advisory issued for tomorrow for triple digit heat. where are we now...
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military families will join president obama for a big barbecue dinner. and they will be joined by staff from throughout the administration and their families for a uso concert followed by a viewing of the fireworks from the south lawn. meanwhile the first family is getting used to having a teenager in the house. malia obama turned 13 today. happ birthday. >>> still ahead, one of us will take you to a naturalization ceremony for new americans. plus, see what happens when more than 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks explode. those stories and more are just ahead. >>> on this fourth of july, monica, we want to know what color you declare for the night. >> i declare it to be green and that's because all around town, traffic is great. most people had the day off, which is a good thing. if you are planning to head downtown for the fireworks, here's what you need to know. road closures are in effect until 11:00 tonight on the east side of the capital all the way down the national mall. the best bet is to take metro, if you are just heading out the door. metro is
military families will join president obama for a big barbecue dinner. and they will be joined by staff from throughout the administration and their families for a uso concert followed by a viewing of the fireworks from the south lawn. meanwhile the first family is getting used to having a teenager in the house. malia obama turned 13 today. happ birthday. >>> still ahead, one of us will take you to a naturalization ceremony for new americans. plus, see what happens when more than 5,000...
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brother big sister program. adults matched up with at risk youth for a mentor ship program you often don't hear how those relationships last throughout the years. the new book unlikely brothers our story of adventure, loss and redemption told by john who became a big brother to then 7- year-old michael and how their lives have intertwined for the past 27 years great to have you both with us. >> thank you. >> i want to talk to both of you, this goes along with the book your lives seem on the surface to be completely different yet you stayed in touch so long john you are known for all your efforts you have done in africa and for some people through the celebrity effort, celebrities you partner with, michael you grew up here in washington at some point you became connected and stayed connected tell us how that came to be and how you survived these years. >> we met john when i was small in a homeless shelter living on 14th street in a homeless shelter we met him through the shelter. we just been together like foreve
brother big sister program. adults matched up with at risk youth for a mentor ship program you often don't hear how those relationships last throughout the years. the new book unlikely brothers our story of adventure, loss and redemption told by john who became a big brother to then 7- year-old michael and how their lives have intertwined for the past 27 years great to have you both with us. >> thank you. >> i want to talk to both of you, this goes along with the book your lives...
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year of the pitcher in the big leagues. angels' ervin santana hit the third no hitter of the soap wednesday shutting down the cleveland underrians. it is the angels first no- hitter in 27 years. soy it is the daying down of a mission that has lasted a century. the military paid tribute and a fond farewell to walter reed army medical center. the hospital has cared for hundreds of thousands of patients over the years. karen gray hughes top attended yesterday's farewell ceremony. >> reporter: there was the military pomp and circumstance, the presentation of the colors, the u.s. army band all in tribute to a storied hospital. >> our rich history on this old campus is coming to an end. >> reporter: for more than a century, walter reed army medical center has cared for privates, presidents and kings. it is shutting down this fall as part of the base realignment and closure act. employees and patients will move to the national naval medical center in bethesda and to fort belvoir in virginia. >> walter reed is not a building. walte
year of the pitcher in the big leagues. angels' ervin santana hit the third no hitter of the soap wednesday shutting down the cleveland underrians. it is the angels first no- hitter in 27 years. soy it is the daying down of a mission that has lasted a century. the military paid tribute and a fond farewell to walter reed army medical center. the hospital has cared for hundreds of thousands of patients over the years. karen gray hughes top attended yesterday's farewell ceremony. >>...
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. >> everything they told me and the speaker to get a big package would require big tax increases in the middle of an economic crisis, it is a job killer, 9.2% unemployment. >> reporter: others believe they need to go beyond that and will be hard to get democrats to do so if republicans don't agree to raise revenue they need to find 2.3 thrill i don't know dollars in reductions to raise the debt ceiling enough to last through next year something the president is insisting upon. >> the longer we go into july the more risk in financial markets, concern america will not get it back together you will see that in higher interest rates, more loss of confidence. >>> republicans are terribly afraid once we get closer to the announced deadline letters will go out to frighten the dickens out of social security recipients or others, and they are going to need to do something. >> reporter: certainly this is come down to a nail biter but congressional leaders and president obama are vowing to meet every day, until an agreement is reached. we will learn more in the upcoming news conference here at
. >> everything they told me and the speaker to get a big package would require big tax increases in the middle of an economic crisis, it is a job killer, 9.2% unemployment. >> reporter: others believe they need to go beyond that and will be hard to get democrats to do so if republicans don't agree to raise revenue they need to find 2.3 thrill i don't know dollars in reductions to raise the debt ceiling enough to last through next year something the president is insisting upon....
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the big motivation is the home front in the south and the political advantage. i don't think he's there yet on recruitment by any means. >> right here in the front. >> my name is alice. i wanted to know, where there any women on the battlefield? >> any women in the battle to do? -- battlefield? >> on that battlefield. >> not that they were obvious. there were a good many of those who dressed as women -- women who dressed as men. i don't know anything -- i hadn't run that across that at antietam. >> well, a number of years ago, there was a woman named lauren cook burgess who was interested in reenacting. she's from north carolina. she was at a re-enactment of the a battle of antietam in the late 1980s. she was caught dressed as a union soldier. she was caught coming out of the ladies room. and dishonorably discharged, i should say. and she seized upon this and did a lot of research and sound evidence for several hundred women who passed as men dressed up as soldiers. some of them wives or lovers of soldiers. so they were protected. she found evidence of four wome
the big motivation is the home front in the south and the political advantage. i don't think he's there yet on recruitment by any means. >> right here in the front. >> my name is alice. i wanted to know, where there any women on the battlefield? >> any women in the battle to do? -- battlefield? >> on that battlefield. >> not that they were obvious. there were a good many of those who dressed as women -- women who dressed as men. i don't know anything -- i hadn't...
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. >> the big question, i suppose, and the great debate that continues is whether this was, as he put his command at think you're pretty decisive on the subject, whether it was coming back to my sloppy career in the state or whether it was the most bread the -- brilliant counterespionage action of the war which was supposed to throw off mcclellan into falsely comprehending please intentions. but all that the permission you would think that mcclellan would have been more aggressive and successful. jim, what do you think? counter espionage or mistakes that was taken advantage of? >> * convinced it was a sloppy courier and that the orders virginia when holy orders. they had been lost by the career two other dimensions of it, one of them serious, and one of the not so serious. the series one is why did mcclellan way so long before giving orders to different generals, especially to the general franklyn to force crane. those orders went out to franklin at 6:00 that evening. mcclellan did actually express a certain amount of urgency in his orders to franklin because it was fractus task to re
. >> the big question, i suppose, and the great debate that continues is whether this was, as he put his command at think you're pretty decisive on the subject, whether it was coming back to my sloppy career in the state or whether it was the most bread the -- brilliant counterespionage action of the war which was supposed to throw off mcclellan into falsely comprehending please intentions. but all that the permission you would think that mcclellan would have been more aggressive and...
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, big relief. the heat warning has been issued and this is going to be for tomorrow from about noon until 8:00 and that will be the worst of it and as well on friday from about noon to 8:00 and that is all they have issued so far. if they need to, they will look ahead and see if they need to issue it into side and sudden. the temperatures right now, not altogether bad. except in frederick where the temperature is 99 degrees; washington, 92; no doubt being helped look by the fact that the wind is blowing across the potomac a bit and that tends to help things a bit. fredericksberg down to 91 degrees and culpepper is everyone in and you can see all up and down i-85 the performs -- televisions are in the lower 80s. 108, fredericksberg; 109, culpepper and in up to. that is bad. 1 -- in town. 104 in frederick and again, add about 6 degrees on top of these for tomorrow and at least in terps of the heat index value. a spotty thunderstorm is possible at 7:00 and 8:00. when i mean spotty, i mean maybe we say
, big relief. the heat warning has been issued and this is going to be for tomorrow from about noon until 8:00 and that will be the worst of it and as well on friday from about noon to 8:00 and that is all they have issued so far. if they need to, they will look ahead and see if they need to issue it into side and sudden. the temperatures right now, not altogether bad. except in frederick where the temperature is 99 degrees; washington, 92; no doubt being helped look by the fact that the wind...
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. >> everything they have told me and the speaker is that to get a big package would require big tax increases in the middle of an economic situation that is difficult with 4.2% unemployment. it's -- 9.2% unemployment. >> we need something big. we have to do it in a way that is good for the economy to give more support from the economy healing from the great recession. >> reporter: now, the president's plan has not gotten a warm reception from republicans. they are adverse to the tax increases and house speaker john boehner called the president this weekend to say that his party would prefer a smaller package, $2 trillion if the tax increases could be avoided. stacey cohan, back to you. >> tha . >>> a suspect is under arrest in connection with a businessman in april. he was found unconscious inside his convenience store. they will be more dough tails about the arrest later on today. >>> police are looking for whoever shot and killed a 26- year old early sunday morning. this happened in the 1900 block of rochelle avenue in district heights. twit hicks was pronounced dead at a lot hosp
. >> everything they have told me and the speaker is that to get a big package would require big tax increases in the middle of an economic situation that is difficult with 4.2% unemployment. it's -- 9.2% unemployment. >> we need something big. we have to do it in a way that is good for the economy to give more support from the economy healing from the great recession. >> reporter: now, the president's plan has not gotten a warm reception from republicans. they are adverse to...
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coming up, a look at the big picture at 6:58. back to you guys. >> the top album downloads on itunes, beyonce's new album is number one in the u.k. and ireland. over on the r & b charts, jill scott's new release, the light of sun. and on the country charts, jason with number one with my kind of party. >> in just a few hours, jury selection begins here in washington in the federal case against roger clemens. >> the baseball legend is accused of lying to congress. he testified three years ago saying he did not use steroids. >> but former teammates and a former trainer say otherwise. a judge ruled yesterday, testimony from some of the teammates may not be allowed. clemens' former trainer said he kept needles used to inject clemens with hgh. they'll be presented at the trial. >>> nasa is keeping an eye on the clock and an eye on the forecast for the final launch of the space shuttle "atlantis." nasa weather forecasters say there is a 60% chance of rain or thunderstorms which could scrub friday's launch. however, they say the weather
coming up, a look at the big picture at 6:58. back to you guys. >> the top album downloads on itunes, beyonce's new album is number one in the u.k. and ireland. over on the r & b charts, jill scott's new release, the light of sun. and on the country charts, jason with number one with my kind of party. >> in just a few hours, jury selection begins here in washington in the federal case against roger clemens. >> the baseball legend is accused of lying to congress. he...